Moon Handbooks: Idaho (3rd Ed.) [Paperback]

Don Root (Author)

Book Description

Series: 3rd ed | Publication Date: July 1997

Offering new adventure opportunities in this increasingly popular travel destination, this guide emphasi zes the sporting activities to be found, and highlights the accommodation available as well as the city sights and enter tainment. '

Product Details

• Paperback: 583 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub; 3rd edition (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566910889
• ISBN-13: 978-1566910880
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,975,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #81 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Idaho

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An above average guide to the state of Idaho, December 11, 1999

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jlawrence01. (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Idaho (3rd Ed.) (Paperback)

After reading some of the reviews on this book, I decided to reread The Idaho Handbook. The book that I read was quite a bit different than some of the reviews.

While the author's position on land-use is well documented throughout the book, I would hardly classify those views as extreme. Quite a few of the Idahoans that I talked with in the two weeks that I spent in Idaho last summer expressed real concerns regarding land-use throughout the state.

When I am looking for a tour book, I want something more than the AAA travel books. The book contains a significant amount of the history of the state. The book also contains all of the usuals for a tour book - an objective analysis of the lodging and food options in many small towns. This is very important as some parts of the state, the options are somewhat limited.

In addition, he covers the major (and many of the minor) attractions in the state. A number of these attractions were not found in other books.

I enjoy the Moon Guides a whole lot more than other guides. Their strength is that that they are written by people who spend a lot of time travelling throughout the state rather than the tourist areas. For example, Deke Castleman's Nevada Handbook dedicated 10-15% of the book on the Las Vegas area.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Toot for Root, November 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Idaho (3rd Ed.) (Paperback)

Idaho may not be everyone's idea of a "hot potato" destination. But if you want a clever, concise guide to a wonderful state -- this is it. Check out "Rural Bar Etiquette" on p. 78 for a sample of Root's humor.

This is not your average dry guide (Although Root's sense of humor is indeed dry!) You will find instead detailed descriptions and opinions(some very funny) which can help you decide the places that might be of special interest to you. It is one of the best guide books I have ever read.

15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't be put off by the author's politics; a good book., October 20, 1999

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Ray Lewis (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Idaho (3rd Ed.) (Paperback)

This book covers the state reasonably well and will help you make good decisions about where to go and what to avoid. I used it during a recent three-week trip.

It's not superlative, so normally I wouldn't post. After reading the first two reviews, however, I almost didn't buy the book, so I wanted to persuade others that the author's frequent political intrusions need not push you away. His opinions do slant the narrative and make some of the sidebars less attractive, but I found them easy to ignore.

Given the absence of other guidebooks, the solid coverage of the food/lodging/activities stuff makes this a valuable resource. It's also consistent with Moon's emphasis on hidden places and the great outdoors. An added bonus is that the author has a talent for capturing the feel of a place; this doesn't suffer much because of his political views.

Those who've come to trust Moon publications shouldn't hesitate.